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Previously published as EVERYTHING TO PLAY FOR: THE QI BOOK OF SPORTS
SHORTLISTED FOR THE CHARLES TYRWHITT SPORTS BOOK AWARDS
'Top Bins! A personal best, a lap record and a hole in one for when rain has stopped play.' ALAN DAVIES
'The trivia book of the season . . . magnificent.' SPECTATOR
Hop, skip and jump into this wonderfully curious grand tour of the world of sports, brought to you by QI Elves James Harkin and Anna Ptaszynski.
From sport's weirdest rules to its most unlikely heroes, via comically large cricket bats, pole-vaulting priests, creative football chants and exploding billiard balls, each chapter of A Load of Old Balls is brimming with surprising facts and intriguing stories.
Even if you've never asked yourself what David Attenborough has to do with yellow tennis balls, why Victorian doctors feared the outbreak of 'bicycle face' or what led ancient Egyptian athletes to have their spleens removed, this book will give you the astonishing answers - and plenty more besides.
**
For more from the team behind QI's hit TV show, check out the QI FACTS series of books, @qikipedia, their weekly podcast at nosuchthingasafish.com or visit qi.com
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5 out of 5 stars
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Great book and perfect narration
- De MarilynArms en 12-15-16
De: Trevor Noah
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Wild with Happy
- De: Colman Domingo
- Narrado por: Colman Domingo, Alex Newell, Sharon Washington, y otros
- Duración: 1 h y 32 m
- Grabación Original
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 263
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 255
Gil (Domingo) is a struggling NYC actor who heads home to Philadelphia after the passing of his mother, Adelaide (Winfrey). The plan is to tidy-up her affairs as quickly and efficiently as possible, until a few unpredictably hilarious detours ensue. With his Aunt Glo (Washington) insisting on a proper burial, but an urn of ashes already in his hand, Gil gets thrown into a car by his best friend (Newell).
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2 out of 5 stars
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All hollas and hallelujahs
- De 🔥 Phx17 🔥 en 06-14-24
De: Colman Domingo
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Yellow Face
- A Semi-autobiographical Comedy
- De: David Henry Hwang
- Narrado por: Daniel Dae Kim (CK), Ashley Park, Wendell Pierce, y otros
- Duración: 1 h y 44 m
- Grabación Original
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 170
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 141
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 141
Winner of an Obie and a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize, and directed by Tony nominee Leigh Silverman, Yellow Face is as timely as ever, wrestling with issues of cultural appropriation, complicity, and artistic freedom. It’s brought to life in this audio-only revival by a stunning all-star cast (many playing themselves) led by Daniel Dae Kim.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Funny, great audible performance, and good dialogue.
- De Ed the Canadian en 05-04-24
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Slaughterhouse-Five
- De: Kurt Vonnegut
- Narrado por: James Franco
- Duración: 5 h y 13 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 18,740
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 16,756
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 16,731
Traumatized by the bombing of Dresden at the time he had been imprisoned, Pilgrim drifts through all events and history, sometimes deeply implicated, sometimes a witness. He is surrounded by Vonnegut's usual large cast of continuing characters (notably here the hack science fiction writer Kilgore Trout and the alien Tralfamadorians, who oversee his life and remind him constantly that there is no causation, no order, no motive to existence).
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4 out of 5 stars
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Don't Quit Your Daytime Job, James
- De Keith en 11-20-15
De: Kurt Vonnegut
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I Can't Make This Up
- Life Lessons
- De: Neil Strauss - contributor, Kevin Hart
- Narrado por: Kevin Hart
- Duración: 11 h y 15 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 55,835
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 50,305
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 50,049
Superstar comedian and Hollywood box-office star Kevin Hart turns his immense talent to the written word by writing some words. Some of those words include: the, a, for, above, and even even. Put them together and you have the funniest, most heartfelt, and most inspirational memoir on survival, success, and the importance of believing in yourself since Old Yeller.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Best Audiobook I Ever Listened To
- De Sam Clear en 07-13-17
De: Neil Strauss - contributor, y otros
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Made in America
- De: Bill Bryson
- Narrado por: William Roberts
- Duración: 18 h y 10 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 1,523
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 1,262
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 1,261
In Made in America, Bryson de-mythologizes his native land, explaining how a dusty hamlet with neither woods nor holly became Hollywood, how the Wild West wasn't won, why Americans say 'lootenant' and 'Toosday', how Americans were eating junk food long before the word itself was cooked up, as well as exposing the true origins of the G-string, the original $64,000 question, and Dr Kellogg of cornflakes fame.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Bryson Not Reading Makes For a Rare Fail
- De John en 02-28-14
De: Bill Bryson
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Napoleon's Hemorrhoids…And Other Small Events That Changed History
- De: Phil Mason
- Narrado por: LJ Ganser
- Duración: 8 h y 13 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 1,139
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 1,013
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 1,009
Hilarious, fascinating, and a roller coaster of dizzying, historical what-ifs, Napoleon's Hemorrhoids is a potpourri for serious historians and casual history buffs. In one of Phil Mason's many revelations, you'll learn that Communist jets were two minutes away from opening fire on American planes during the Cuban missile crisis, when they had to turn back as they were running out of fuel. You'll discover that before the Battle of Waterloo, Napoleon's painful hemorrhoids prevented him from mounting his horse to survey the battlefield.
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3 out of 5 stars
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They just throw the facts too fast
- De Concerned_llama en 12-11-20
De: Phil Mason
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Heads Will Roll
- De: Kate McKinnon, Emily Lynne
- Narrado por: Kate McKinnon, Emily Lynne, Tim Gunn, y otros
- Duración: 4 h y 6 m
- Grabación Original
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 17,316
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 15,780
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 15,714
Heads Will Roll is an Audible Original from Saturday Night Live star Kate McKinnon and her cocreator/costar (and real-life sister) Emily Lynne. Produced by Broadway Video, this is not an audiobook - it’s a 10-episode, star-studded audio comedy that features performances from Meryl Streep, Tim Gunn, Peter Dinklage, Queer Eye’s Fab Five, and so many more. Please note: This content is not for kids.
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5 out of 5 stars
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More like this please
- De Anon893 en 05-03-19
De: Kate McKinnon, y otros
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The Heron
- De: Don Winslow
- Narrado por: Ed Harris
- Duración: 1 h y 6 m
- Grabación Original
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 5,131
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 4,732
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 4,707
“The Heron” is the nickname a big-city accountant has attached to himself in his new home near San Diego, where he’s using the alias to avoid a hit man who may be after him. It seems a former client believes that The Heron has skipped town with several million dollars not his own. Don Winslow’s ensuing, entertaining yarn is by turns twisty, dark, and comical as we observe the delicate dance between the pursuer and the pursued.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Awfully long middle for such a short story
- De 🔥 Phx17 🔥 en 07-29-22
De: Don Winslow
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American Psycho
- De: Bret Easton Ellis
- Narrado por: Pablo Schreiber
- Duración: 16 h y 29 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 5,172
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 4,590
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 4,598
Patrick Bateman moves among the young and trendy in 1980s Manhattan. Young, handsome, and well educated, Bateman earns his fortune on Wall Street by day while spending his nights in ways we cannot begin to fathom. Expressing his true self through torture and murder, Bateman prefigures an apocalyptic horror that no society could bear to confront.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Fanntastic book but maybe not for everyone....
- De So Fain en 03-27-11
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Sorry I'm Late, I Didn't Want to Come
- One Introvert's Year of Saying Yes
- De: Jessica Pan
- Narrado por: Jessica Pan
- Duración: 8 h y 52 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 89
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 84
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 84
What would happen if a shy introvert lived like a gregarious extrovert for one year? If she knowingly and willingly put herself in perilous social situations that she’d normally avoid at all costs? Writer Jessica Pan intends to find out. With the help of various extrovert mentors, Jessica sets up a series of personal challenges (talk to strangers, perform stand-up comedy, host a dinner party, travel alone, make friends on the road, and much, much worse) to explore whether living like an extrovert can teach her lessons that might improve the quality of her life.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Encouraging memoir: Sorry, cheer
- De Aaron Menz en 07-03-23
De: Jessica Pan
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Cut and Thirst
- A Short Story
- De: Margaret Atwood
- Narrado por: Joyce Bean
- Duración: 1 h y 2 m
- Versión completa
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General3 out of 5 stars 111
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Narración:3.5 out of 5 stars 105
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Historia3 out of 5 stars 104
Myrna, Leonie, and Chrissy meet every Thursday to sample fine cheeses, to reminisce about their former lives as professors, and lately, to muse about murder. Decades ago, a vicious cabal of male poets contrived—quite publicly and successfully—to undermine the writing career, confidence, and health of their dear friend Fern. Now, after Fern has taken a turn for the worse, her three old friends decide that it’s finally time to strike back—in secret, of course, since Fern is far too gentle to approve of a vendetta.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Made me want a G&T
- De C. Seaver en 06-11-24
De: Margaret Atwood
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222 QI Answers to Your Quite Ingenious Questions
- De: The QI Elves
- Narrado por: Anne Miller, James Harkin, John Lloyd, y otros
- Duración: 6 h y 2 m
- Versión completa
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General5 out of 5 stars 14
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 12
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 12
Which lottery numbers should I pick? Is it true that we are made entirely of stardust? Can dogs tell the time? Why do songs get stuck in my head? If Rome wasn't built in a day, how long did it take? Do plants make noises? Where is last Wednesday? This audiobook is a collection of their cracking, unexpected and frequently hilarious answers. Chock full with extra facts from the Elves, 222 QI Answers to Your Quite Ingenious Questions will spark wonder and joy.
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5 out of 5 stars
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lots of new brain nuggets!
- De J. Blackman en 06-30-24
De: The QI Elves
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The Theory of Everything Else
- A Voyage into the World of the Weird
- De: Dan Schreiber
- Narrado por: Dan Schreiber, Jamie Morton, Ella Al-Shamahi, y otros
- Duración: 8 h y 32 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 58
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 53
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 53
From the Silicon Valley tech billionaires currently trying to work out whether or not the universe is one giant video game simulation to the self-proclaimed community of Italian time-travelers who are trying to save the world from destruction; The Theory of Everything Else will act as a handbook for those who want to think differently.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Yawn
- De Tony Love en 08-18-23
De: Dan Schreiber
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Ask a Historian
- 50 Surprising Answers to Things You Always Wanted to Know
- De: Greg Jenner
- Narrado por: Dan Schreiber, Greg Jenner, Janina Ramirez, y otros
- Duración: 11 h y 4 m
- Versión completa
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General5 out of 5 stars 46
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 44
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 44
Responding to fifty genuine questions from the public, Greg Jenner takes you on an entertaining tour through history from the Stone Age to the Swinging Sixties, revealing the best and most surprising stories, facts and historical characters from the past. From ancient joke books, African empires and the invention of meringues, to mummies, mirrors and menstrual pads—Ask A Historian is a deliciously amusing and informative smorgasbord of historical curiosities.
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5 out of 5 stars
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best bonus content ever!
- De Matthew K Wendelken en 03-24-22
De: Greg Jenner
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Funny You Should Ask...
- Your Questions Answered by the QI Elves
- De: The QI Elves, James Harkin, Anne Miller, y otros
- Narrado por: John Lloyd, The QI Elves, James Rawson, y otros
- Duración: 4 h y 42 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 89
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 77
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 75
Funny You Should Ask... features the QI Elves' answers to 200 questions on topics ranging from goosebumps to gherkins and everything in-between. Generously sprinkled with mind-boggling extra facts from the Elves, this is essential listening for the incurably curious.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Short and chewing noises
- De JustMe en 01-21-23
De: The QI Elves, y otros
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The Sanctuary
- De: Andrew Hunter Murray
- Narrado por: Andrew Hunter Murray
- Duración: 10 h y 3 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 15
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 12
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 12
Ben is a painter from the crowded, turbulent city. For six months his fiancée, Cara, has been working on the remote island of Sanctuary Rock, the private estate of millionaire philanthropist Sir John Pemberley. Now she has decided to break off their engagement and stay there for good. Ben travels to the island to try and win Cara back. After an arduous journey, he finds himself compelled to stay. But as Ben begins to traverse Pemberley’s kingdom, he begins to uncover the truth of the apparently perfect society the enigmatic Sir John is building.
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4 out of 5 stars
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The Need to Worship and Be Led is Strong
- De UnreliableHeart en 05-30-24
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Leadership Is Overrated
- How the Navy SEALS (and Successful Businesses) Create Self-Leading Teams That Win
- De: Kyle Buckett, Chris Mefford
- Narrado por: Jamie Renell
- Duración: 8 h y 39 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 15
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 15
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 15
Despite the countless seminars, courses, and management books designed to hone good leaders, over 79% of employees leave their jobs due to poor leadership. Why is this happening? Award-winning executive consultant Chris Mefford and retired, high-ranking US Navy SEAL trainer Kyle Buckett argue that organizations need more than just leaders. They need successful teams. Mefford and Buckett are passionate about how our leadership model has failed and spotlight a new work culture that actually works.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Phenomenal book on leadership.
- De caleb drake en 12-06-23
De: Kyle Buckett, y otros
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222 QI Answers to Your Quite Ingenious Questions
- De: The QI Elves
- Narrado por: Anne Miller, James Harkin, John Lloyd, y otros
- Duración: 6 h y 2 m
- Versión completa
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General5 out of 5 stars 14
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 12
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 12
Which lottery numbers should I pick? Is it true that we are made entirely of stardust? Can dogs tell the time? Why do songs get stuck in my head? If Rome wasn't built in a day, how long did it take? Do plants make noises? Where is last Wednesday? This audiobook is a collection of their cracking, unexpected and frequently hilarious answers. Chock full with extra facts from the Elves, 222 QI Answers to Your Quite Ingenious Questions will spark wonder and joy.
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5 out of 5 stars
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lots of new brain nuggets!
- De J. Blackman en 06-30-24
De: The QI Elves
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The Theory of Everything Else
- A Voyage into the World of the Weird
- De: Dan Schreiber
- Narrado por: Dan Schreiber, Jamie Morton, Ella Al-Shamahi, y otros
- Duración: 8 h y 32 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 58
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 53
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 53
From the Silicon Valley tech billionaires currently trying to work out whether or not the universe is one giant video game simulation to the self-proclaimed community of Italian time-travelers who are trying to save the world from destruction; The Theory of Everything Else will act as a handbook for those who want to think differently.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Yawn
- De Tony Love en 08-18-23
De: Dan Schreiber
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Ask a Historian
- 50 Surprising Answers to Things You Always Wanted to Know
- De: Greg Jenner
- Narrado por: Dan Schreiber, Greg Jenner, Janina Ramirez, y otros
- Duración: 11 h y 4 m
- Versión completa
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General5 out of 5 stars 46
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 44
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 44
Responding to fifty genuine questions from the public, Greg Jenner takes you on an entertaining tour through history from the Stone Age to the Swinging Sixties, revealing the best and most surprising stories, facts and historical characters from the past. From ancient joke books, African empires and the invention of meringues, to mummies, mirrors and menstrual pads—Ask A Historian is a deliciously amusing and informative smorgasbord of historical curiosities.
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5 out of 5 stars
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best bonus content ever!
- De Matthew K Wendelken en 03-24-22
De: Greg Jenner
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Funny You Should Ask...
- Your Questions Answered by the QI Elves
- De: The QI Elves, James Harkin, Anne Miller, y otros
- Narrado por: John Lloyd, The QI Elves, James Rawson, y otros
- Duración: 4 h y 42 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 89
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 77
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 75
Funny You Should Ask... features the QI Elves' answers to 200 questions on topics ranging from goosebumps to gherkins and everything in-between. Generously sprinkled with mind-boggling extra facts from the Elves, this is essential listening for the incurably curious.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Short and chewing noises
- De JustMe en 01-21-23
De: The QI Elves, y otros
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The Sanctuary
- De: Andrew Hunter Murray
- Narrado por: Andrew Hunter Murray
- Duración: 10 h y 3 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 15
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 12
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 12
Ben is a painter from the crowded, turbulent city. For six months his fiancée, Cara, has been working on the remote island of Sanctuary Rock, the private estate of millionaire philanthropist Sir John Pemberley. Now she has decided to break off their engagement and stay there for good. Ben travels to the island to try and win Cara back. After an arduous journey, he finds himself compelled to stay. But as Ben begins to traverse Pemberley’s kingdom, he begins to uncover the truth of the apparently perfect society the enigmatic Sir John is building.
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4 out of 5 stars
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The Need to Worship and Be Led is Strong
- De UnreliableHeart en 05-30-24
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Leadership Is Overrated
- How the Navy SEALS (and Successful Businesses) Create Self-Leading Teams That Win
- De: Kyle Buckett, Chris Mefford
- Narrado por: Jamie Renell
- Duración: 8 h y 39 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 15
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 15
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 15
Despite the countless seminars, courses, and management books designed to hone good leaders, over 79% of employees leave their jobs due to poor leadership. Why is this happening? Award-winning executive consultant Chris Mefford and retired, high-ranking US Navy SEAL trainer Kyle Buckett argue that organizations need more than just leaders. They need successful teams. Mefford and Buckett are passionate about how our leadership model has failed and spotlight a new work culture that actually works.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Phenomenal book on leadership.
- De caleb drake en 12-06-23
De: Kyle Buckett, y otros
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The Audiobook of the Year (2018)
- De: No Such Thing as a Fish
- Narrado por: Jane Hill, Andrew Hunter Murray, Anna Ptaszynski, y otros
- Duración: 9 h y 11 m
- Versión completa
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General5 out of 5 stars 281
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 253
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 250
Think you know what happened in 2018? Think again. Following hot on the heels of the success of The Audiobook of the Year (or, more precisely, 12 months later), The Audiobook of the Year (2018) bravely delves behind the headlines to sniff out the best and most bizarre facts of the past 12 months. Compiled and written by the creators of the award-winning hit comedy podcast No Such Thing as a Fish, all of whom are researchers for QI.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Very funny, could have used more of an edit.
- De Tish en 12-13-18
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The Formula
- Unlocking the Secrets to Raising Highly Successful Children
- De: Ronald F. Ferguson, Tatsha Robertson
- Narrado por: Cynthia Farrell
- Duración: 10 h y 4 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 127
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 108
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 108
In The Formula: Unlocking the Secrets to Raising Highly Successful Children, Harvard economist Ronald Ferguson, named in a New York Times profile as the foremost expert on the US educational "achievement gap," along with award-winning journalist Tatsha Robertson, reveal an intriguing blueprint for helping children from all types of backgrounds become successful adults.
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4 out of 5 stars
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would recommend
- De Marcia en 02-25-20
De: Ronald F. Ferguson, y otros
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The House of Government
- A Saga of the Russian Revolution
- De: Yuri Slezkine, Claire Bloom - director
- Narrado por: Stefan Rudnicki
- Duración: 45 h y 9 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 170
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 149
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 148
On the 100th anniversary of the Russian Revolution, the epic story of an enormous apartment building where Communist true believers lived before their destruction. The House of Government is unlike any other book about the Russian Revolution and the Soviet experiment.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Inside saga of the leaders of Bolshevism & the USSR
- De Edward V. Blanchard en 11-05-17
De: Yuri Slezkine, y otros
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Beyond
- The Astonishing Story of the First Human to Leave Our Planet and Journey into Space
- De: Stephen Walker
- Narrado por: David Rintoul
- Duración: 15 h y 38 m
- Versión completa
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General5 out of 5 stars 233
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 196
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 195
Travelling at almost 18,000 miles per hour - 10 times faster than a rifle bullet - Yuri Gagarin circles the globe in just 106 minutes. From his windows, he sees the Earth as nobody has before, crossing a sunset and a sunrise, crossing oceans and continents, witnessing its beauty and its fragility. While his launch begins in total secrecy, within hours of his landing, he has become a world celebrity - the first human to leave the planet. Beyond tells the thrilling story behind that epic flight on its 60th anniversary.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A remarkable story on many levels
- De Dipam en 03-22-22
De: Stephen Walker
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Dead Reckoning
- The Story of How Johnny Mitchell and His Fighter Pilots Took on Admiral Yamamoto and Avenged Pearl Harbor
- De: Dick Lehr
- Narrado por: Will Damron
- Duración: 12 h y 55 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 258
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 224
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 223
“AIR RAID, PEARL HARBOR. THIS IS NOT DRILL.” At 7:58 a.m. on December 7, 1941, an officer at the Ford Island Command Center frantically typed what would become one of the most famous radio dispatches in history as the Japanese navy launched a surprise aerial assault on the American navy stationed in Hawaii. In a little over two hours, the Japanese killed more than 2,400 Americans and propelled the US’s entry into World War II. Dead Reckoning is the story of the mission to avenge that devastating strike.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Half Soap Opera, target audience 20 something male
- De Donald L. Hogan en 03-20-21
De: Dick Lehr
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Comedy Book
- How Comedy Conquered Culture–and the Magic That Makes It Work
- De: Jesse David Fox
- Narrado por: Jesse David Fox
- Duración: 9 h y 21 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 67
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 59
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 59
Comedy is king. From multimillion-dollar TV specials to sold-out stand-up shows and TikTok stardom, comedy has never been more popular, democratized, or influential. Comedians have become organizing forces across culture—as trusted as politicians and as fawned-over as celebrities—yet comedy as an art form has gone under-considered throughout its history, even as it has ascended as a cultural force.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Not funny
- De steve finkelstein en 06-02-24
De: Jesse David Fox
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Out of the Mountains
- The Coming Age of the Urban Guerrilla
- De: David Kilcullen
- Narrado por: Christopher Kipiniak
- Duración: 14 h y 11 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 243
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 219
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 217
When Americans think of modern warfare, what comes to mind is the US army skirmishing with terrorists and insurgents in the mountains of Afghanistan. But the face of global conflict is ever-changing. In Out of the Mountains, David Kilcullen, one of the world's leading experts on current and future conflict, offers a groundbreaking look at what may happen after today's wars end.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Insightful analysis
- De Anon en 11-06-19
De: David Kilcullen
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Sherlock Holmes Investigates
- De: Susan Knight
- Narrado por: Michael Langan
- Duración: 8 h y 52 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 21
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 21
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 21
A dazzling collection of new Sherlock Holmes stories, which sees the detective solving fiendish crimes, many involving methods beloved of Victorian murderers, poison by arsenic or cyanide, or even by venomous arachnids and reptiles. The colourful cast of characters includes villains bent on vengeance, traitorous revolutionaries, unfaithful and greedy wives wishing to rid themselves of their husbands, unfaithful and greedy husbands ditto, gullible widows, charming seducers, and captivating con artists out to fleece the innocent.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Excellent set of short stories
- De Chris S en 01-02-24
De: Susan Knight
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Operation Chastise
- The RAF's Most Brilliant Attack of World War II
- De: Max Hastings
- Narrado por: Max Hastings, Peter Noble
- Duración: 11 h y 49 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 111
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 92
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 92
The attack on Nazi Germany’s dams on May 17, 1943, was one of the most remarkable feats in military history. The absurdly young men of the Royal Air Force’s 617 Squadron set forth in cold blood and darkness, without benefit of electronic aids, to fly lumbering heavy bombers straight and level towards a target at a height above the water less than the length of a bowling alley. Yet this story has never been told in full. Max Hastings takes us back to the May 1943 raid to reveal how the truth of that night is considerably different from the popularized account most people know.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Wish He Had Stuck to the Core Story
- De John en 06-22-20
De: Max Hastings
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This Might Get a Little Heavy
- A Memoir
- De: Ralphie May, Nils Parker
- Narrado por: Oliver Wyman
- Duración: 8 h y 36 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 279
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There was a time when Ralphie May was one of the biggest stand-up comedians in the country, both by ticket sales and by tonnage. While some things changed - Ralphie lost half his body weight - others did not: He will be remembered as one of the most successful comics of his time. Completed just months before his untimely passing, in This Might Get a Little Heavy, Ralphie takes listeners on a behind-the-scenes tour of his life and career, one that winds across the country, over obstacles, beyond heartbreak, and through the golden age of stand-up.
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5 out of 5 stars
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brilliant and tragic
- De Timothy Trujillo en 08-12-18
De: Ralphie May, y otros
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This Land Is Their Land
- The Wampanoag Indians, Plymouth Colony, and the Troubled History of Thanksgiving
- De: David J. Silverman
- Narrado por: William Roberts
- Duración: 14 h y 55 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 86
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 73
In March 1621, when Plymouth’s survival was hanging in the balance, the Wampanoag sachem (or chief), Ousamequin (Massasoit), and Plymouth’s governor, John Carver, declared their people’s friendship for each other and a commitment to mutual defense. Later that autumn, the English gathered their first successful harvest and lifted the specter of starvation. Ousamequin and 90 of his men then visited Plymouth for the 'First Thanksgiving'. The treaty remained operative until King Philip’s War in 1675, when 50 years of uneasy peace between the two parties would come to an end.
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5 out of 5 stars
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This factual presentation is lasting
- De marwalk en 04-10-20
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The Bravest Voices
- A Memoir of Two Sisters' Heroism During the Nazi Era
- De: Ida Cook
- Narrado por: Heather Wilds
- Duración: 8 h y 8 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 9
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 9
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 9
Ida and Louise Cook are two ordinary Englishwomen, seemingly destined never to stray from their quiet London suburb and comfortable jobs—Ida as a budding romance novelist and Louise as a civil service typist. But in 1923, a chance hearing of an aria from Madame Butterfly sparked a passion for opera in the sisters that led to the formation of friendships with some of Europe's leading singers and their network, many of them Jewish. As the Nazis rose to power, Ida and Louise began working with the opera world's insiders to save members of the community from persecution and death.
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5 out of 5 stars
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The courage and intelligence of the sisters.
- De Amazon Customer en 02-04-24
De: Ida Cook
Lo que los oyentes dicen sobre A Load of Old Balls
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- Patrick White
- 11-28-23
I hate sport, but I loved this book!
The authors bring really interesting stories, I love hearing them read it out. The bonus chapter for audio only was fun!
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- homagetogorto
- 12-14-23
You can trust the QI elves.
They said you don’t have to enjoy sport to enjoy this book, and they’re entirely right. It’s full of the quite interesting facts and stories that are QI’s strength. Admittedly, coming fro No Such Thing As a Fish, it’s a bit strange at first hearing them read a book rather than have a conversation, so you may have to imagine moss saving the day or a Yeti competing in the Olympics on your own.
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- Kindle Customer
- 06-11-24
Fun to listen to
Read by the authors with lots of fun and interesting facts. There is a bonus chapter in the audiobook not published in the paper copies.
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